Unilateral pulmonary edema after pulmonary embolism in a bilateral lung transplant patient.

Zegdi, Rachid; Dürrleman, Nicolas; Achouh, Paul; Boussaud, Véronique; Guillemain, Romain; Amrein, Catherine; Deloche, Alain; Fabiani, Jean-Noël · Ann Thorac Surg · 2007

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a case of unilateral pulmonary edema due to the decompensation of an asymptomatic ipsilateral pulmonary venous stenosis by a contralateral pulmonary embolism. Emergency surgery included pulmonary embolectomy and refashioning of the stenotic pulmonary venous anastomosis.

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